Nigeria, March 20 -- Residents of Maiduguri, the Borno State capital, have been urged to remain vigilant during Eid prayers following intelligence reports of a possible suicide attack.

Governor Babagana Zulum disclosed this in an interview with the BBC Hausa Service, monitored in Damaturu, on Friday.

"We have intelligence that there are two suicide bombers lurking around to carry out attacks, and we are calling on all our people to remain vigilant," Mr Zulum said.

The warning comes amid heightened security concerns in Maiduguri, particularly as Muslims mark the Eid al-Fitr.

Mr Zulum's alert follows Monday's coordinated explosions at multiple locations in Maiduguri, including the gate of the University of Maiduguri Teaching Hospital, a...